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“The trick is to learn to believe that it's a disconnected world, a lunatic world, where what is true now was not true then; where Thou Shalt Not Kill and the fact that one has killed a great many men mean nothing, and absolutely nothing, for now is the time to raise legitimate children, and make money, and dress properly, and be kind to one's wife, and admire one's boss, and learn not to worry, and think of oneself as what? That makes no difference, he thought—I'm just a man in a gray flannel suit. I must keep my suit neatly pressed like anyone else, for I am a very respectable young man.”

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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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Sloan Wilson
Sloan Wilson

Sloan Wilson was an American author born on May 8, 1920, in New York, and passed away on May 25, 2003. Known for his profound insights into modern urban life, Wilson's works include the Malloy Thompson series and The Man in the Glass Booth, among others. more

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